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you and i spoke right before your re-election in 2010. we spoke about nevada, republicans making filibuster a standard in doing business in the senate. and you said at a time the filibuster had to be changed because the republicans in the senate were abusing it. do you regret having not changed the rule yet? >> no, we have changed quite a bit. i commented on it on the floor today. for example, when we get cloture on a non-cabinet spot or a noncircuit judge, they only have eight hours, so we can get rid of them quickly, instead of the 30 hours. we've done enough to streamline things, now have we done enough? time will tell. but we have made changes. >> because the standoff over the nominations keep happening, do you feel like the threat over the filibuster could actually be done away with, has become kind of an empty threat? >> well, i don't think so, because we got things done as a result of that. and i would just indicate how things have changed. and we talked about that. it failed last time, 49 to 50. not 60 to 40. we didn't -- this is
you and i spoke right before your re-election in 2010. we spoke about nevada, republicans making filibuster a standard in doing business in the senate. and you said at a time the filibuster had to be changed because the republicans in the senate were abusing it. do you regret having not changed the rule yet? >> no, we have changed quite a bit. i commented on it on the floor today. for example, when we get cloture on a non-cabinet spot or a noncircuit judge, they only have eight hours, so...
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. >>> plus, the untold story of the last presidential election. >> how obama almost blew it. >> i president said i don't know if i can do this. >>> the great lo
. >>> plus, the untold story of the last presidential election. >> how obama almost blew it. >> i president said i don't know if i can do this. >>> the great lo
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plenty of communities have municipal elections today. vote wants you >>> we have a follow up to a story we first saw here on wusa9. issued a temporary restraining order barring all restrictions at the co-op where a blind man was evicted last month. bruce johnson has been on this story from the beginning. >> it's almost like they are trying to steal our homes. >> these residents have been slated for eviction. >> i got caught up with the government shutdown and i got a sponsored check. >> all evictions have been stopped. the county attorney for prince georges county succeeded in getting the judge to issue an injunction. blocking for now, all evictions until several county agencies are able to investigate alleged irregularities at the housing cooperative. >> we need to stop the hemorrhaging as quickly as possible. we needed to stop the evictions until we actually had the opportunity to do a full on investigation. >> it was the eviction last month, of ray and his wife of seeing eye dogs that brought valley green. had been a resident for more
plenty of communities have municipal elections today. vote wants you >>> we have a follow up to a story we first saw here on wusa9. issued a temporary restraining order barring all restrictions at the co-op where a blind man was evicted last month. bruce johnson has been on this story from the beginning. >> it's almost like they are trying to steal our homes. >> these residents have been slated for eviction. >> i got caught up with the government shutdown and i got a...
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i was elected and the paper was becoming unreadable. it was just -- it looked like it came out of the soviet union. you just couldn't read it. so we engineered a coup to fire the editor and realized we have to find an editor. so they looked around and decided it's going to be me. sa. i've never worked on a paper. a detail. >> a poly sci and economics major, he loved writing and thinking about all things political. he applied to medical school to please his family and got accepted to harvard and got into oxford, as well. to study political theory. would he choose a life of science or a life of letters? the brilliant graduate had enviable options but didn't figure out what matters most to him and split the difference. he put off harvard and enrolled at oxford and while studying history's great political philosophers he met a fellow student from australia, robin trethaway. a clerk to the chief justy of her home state's supreme court. but so much would change in the three years between when they met and married. beginning with his sudden de
i was elected and the paper was becoming unreadable. it was just -- it looked like it came out of the soviet union. you just couldn't read it. so we engineered a coup to fire the editor and realized we have to find an editor. so they looked around and decided it's going to be me. sa. i've never worked on a paper. a detail. >> a poly sci and economics major, he loved writing and thinking about all things political. he applied to medical school to please his family and got accepted to...
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i just happen to think you want to combine conservatism with the ability to get elected. you want someone who can garner the support of people across the country to say this is a person i trust who will implement the kind of conservative approach that i think america is looking for. >> how formidable is hillary clinton if she is the nominee? can a republican nominee beat her? >> anybody can be beaten. she's a very well-known figure. obviously if she becomes a nominee, we'll be taking a very close look at her record to see what she's accomplished and where america has gone. i would think people would have to think the last four years or five years have not been a great time for american interests around the world. she'll have a record to be examined. hopefully we'll have a nominee who can do that effectively and demonstrate his or her own record and have a strong track record to say, you know what? i would rather have that person because that person can get america working again. >> governor romney, i appreciate your views. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> joinin
i just happen to think you want to combine conservatism with the ability to get elected. you want someone who can garner the support of people across the country to say this is a person i trust who will implement the kind of conservative approach that i think america is looking for. >> how formidable is hillary clinton if she is the nominee? can a republican nominee beat her? >> anybody can be beaten. she's a very well-known figure. obviously if she becomes a nominee, we'll be...
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people from wyoming elect the senator. mike has a record if you review his finances, of getting 84% of his campaign funds from washington based pacs, that's more than any other senator of any party. and the liz got 25% of funds from wyoming and 13% of his from wyoming. >> at 25 and 13, are not very much, this is a national race. the nationalization of money has changed politics extraordinarily. >> and post citizens united the influence of super pac moneys. the numbers are extraordinary with 160 something people contributing more than 80% of the super pac money. i mean this is getting out of control. i think voters are very wary of this and people can come in and represent the mainstream even though the money allows extremist candidates to get in off the back of a tiny percentage of people feeding cash into super pacs is what people are looking for. they want the counterpoint. >> and part of the problem too, when you spend so much time talking to donors across the country, you're not necessarily so in touch with your own co
people from wyoming elect the senator. mike has a record if you review his finances, of getting 84% of his campaign funds from washington based pacs, that's more than any other senator of any party. and the liz got 25% of funds from wyoming and 13% of his from wyoming. >> at 25 and 13, are not very much, this is a national race. the nationalization of money has changed politics extraordinarily. >> and post citizens united the influence of super pac moneys. the numbers are...
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lee's post-election message was somewhat reassuring. even to utahans that weren't as conservative as him, before officially making the move to washington, this is what he had to say. "the term flame thrower is not something i would say is self-descriptive when it comes to me. that's not really my personality to be a flame thrower. that implies someone ut there who wants to stir things up just for the sake of stirring things up." wow. hard to believe that statement came from the same man, now considered one of the most polarizes political figures in country, virtually tied to the hip of ted cruz and treated like a celebrity by conservative act vists who see him as a hero for holding the government hostage over obama care. how is it playing back home? the answer. pretty door poorly. the junior senator is facing serious backlash for his extreme antics. lea not only has lee lost support of the broader public in utah, he's also quickly falling out of favor with key funders of his 2010 campaign. scott anderson, the president of a prominent ut
lee's post-election message was somewhat reassuring. even to utahans that weren't as conservative as him, before officially making the move to washington, this is what he had to say. "the term flame thrower is not something i would say is self-descriptive when it comes to me. that's not really my personality to be a flame thrower. that implies someone ut there who wants to stir things up just for the sake of stirring things up." wow. hard to believe that statement came from the same...
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>> james, the election is over. >> i can't wait for jon stewart and colbert to do a fact check segment. i disagree with glen. he calls a bicycle a car. i think a bicycle is a bicycle. i don't think this is a health care plan these people have. on top of that only 17% were renewed before the affordable care act. >> you can rationalize all you want but you can't keep your plan. remember, the president said you will save $2500 per family per year. that's not true either. >> a lot of families will save money. >> no, they are not. >> it will save the country money, too. >> b nobody thinks the country will save makeup. this isn't going to work. we'll expand medicare and medicaid. do you know who's hurt? the 12 to 14 million people in the middle who don't have health care. they are small business owners, not obama voters. people who voted for obama will be fine. i wonder what percentage of the 14 million voted for the president. >> is a congressional budget office part of everybody or they don't count? they say it will save money. they don't count? >> who thought they were going to keep their
>> james, the election is over. >> i can't wait for jon stewart and colbert to do a fact check segment. i disagree with glen. he calls a bicycle a car. i think a bicycle is a bicycle. i don't think this is a health care plan these people have. on top of that only 17% were renewed before the affordable care act. >> you can rationalize all you want but you can't keep your plan. remember, the president said you will save $2500 per family per year. that's not true either. >>...
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but the people who elect us to serve, they shouldn't pay the price for those disagreements. most americans don't see things through a political lens or an ideological lens. this debate has never been about right or left. it's been about the helplessness that a parent feels when she can't cover a sick child. or the impossible choices a small business faces between covering his employees or keeping his doors open. i want to give you just -- i want to close with an example. a person named allen schaeffer, he's from pratsburg, new york. and he's got a story to tell about sacrifice, about giving up his own health care to save the woman he loves. so allen wrote to me last week. and he told me a story. four years ago, his wife, jan, who happens to be a nurse, was struck with cancer. and she had to stop working. and then halfway through her chemo, her employer dropped coverage for both of them. and allen is self-employed. he's got an antique business. so he had to make sure his wife had coverage, obviously, in the middle of cancer treatment. so he went without insurance. now, the gr
but the people who elect us to serve, they shouldn't pay the price for those disagreements. most americans don't see things through a political lens or an ideological lens. this debate has never been about right or left. it's been about the helplessness that a parent feels when she can't cover a sick child. or the impossible choices a small business faces between covering his employees or keeping his doors open. i want to give you just -- i want to close with an example. a person named allen...
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as kit doe tells us, the mayor proposed a laundry list of gun safely laws for tomorrow's election. >> sunny vail mayor did not mix his words. >> i'm used to a fight. >> it would give gun owners 48 hours to report lost or stolen weapons. sunny vail would have to keep logs of ammo sales for two years. guns would have to be stored with locked containers and ban possession of magazines that held more than ten rounds with some exceptions. >> anybody with a magazine with more than ten rounds have to surrender that magazine? >> no. i understand they were grandfathered in and have a purchase price of it prior to that, they are fine. unfortunately, a lot of the effort is not back by a sound legal basis. >> responsible citizens of california say the measure would hurt legal gun owners. thieves who get ammo sales records could track down owners and steal their guns. mandatory gun laws could slow down your response in an emergency and high capacity magazines have already been banned for years. >> that law has already been on the books in california. you're right, it's complete lee redundant. >> v
as kit doe tells us, the mayor proposed a laundry list of gun safely laws for tomorrow's election. >> sunny vail mayor did not mix his words. >> i'm used to a fight. >> it would give gun owners 48 hours to report lost or stolen weapons. sunny vail would have to keep logs of ammo sales for two years. guns would have to be stored with locked containers and ban possession of magazines that held more than ten rounds with some exceptions. >> anybody with a magazine with more...
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senator landrieu is up for re-election in louisiana in 2014. back in 2009 she was a vocal supporter of the president's law although her vote was controversial. and how she maintained it would allow people to keep their health care plan. >> those individuals who like the coverage they already have will be able to keep their current plan. this is a very accurate description of this bill. >> fast forward to this week and the reports of millions of people getting kicked off insurance plans. the senator said, i had no idea this would happen. we have to do something. now she's introducing a bill to help people keep the plans they had and liked. but wait, we did some digging. it turns out that republicans had foreseen that an hhs regulation, health and human services, passed in 2010 after the law was passed, a change in the regulation would guarantee that all of these people would lose insurance when the law kicked in, just as they are and we all know it now. republicans warned about this in 2010. they read the federal register up like regular people.
senator landrieu is up for re-election in louisiana in 2014. back in 2009 she was a vocal supporter of the president's law although her vote was controversial. and how she maintained it would allow people to keep their health care plan. >> those individuals who like the coverage they already have will be able to keep their current plan. this is a very accurate description of this bill. >> fast forward to this week and the reports of millions of people getting kicked off insurance...
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they will go out right before the november elections of next year. that means this is a political bombshell that's unfolding as we speak. you've got the president deceiving the people. 129 million people probably affected. that's middle america really squeezed. that's a political bombshell before an election. >> the reason it's not taking place until next year is the president postponed the employer mandate for a year. by himself he did that the. there was a question about whether it might be a political move. now that we see the individual market going away, it's basically been eliminated by the president and those who voted for this law. now when we look back at the president's decision to postpone the employer mandate, you have to ask yourself what they knew and what they saw coming and what is coming at all of us who have employer sponsored health care. >> it's a long period of oh deception. we have been deceived. the truth has not been told. had it been told, had the president been thoroughly honest way back when -- 2009, 2010, i suspect the out
they will go out right before the november elections of next year. that means this is a political bombshell that's unfolding as we speak. you've got the president deceiving the people. 129 million people probably affected. that's middle america really squeezed. that's a political bombshell before an election. >> the reason it's not taking place until next year is the president postponed the employer mandate for a year. by himself he did that the. there was a question about whether it...
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i understand senators are worried about their re-election. let's worry about health care an stop worrying about politics. >> november 30th will be here before we know it. great to have you on, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> it's being called shop and frisk. barneys has until today to hand over its racial profiling policies to new york's attorney general, and so far no dice. >>> and this as opponents of new york's stop and frisk program face a major setback. michael skolnick will join me next. >>> plus a new book "double down" revealing juicy details about the 2012 election saying president obama considered replacing joe biden with hillary clinton on the ticket. the agenda panel will be all over that one. that topic also leads our big question for you this friday. should president obama have swapped out vp biden for hillary clinton in 2012? weigh in, join the conversation on twitter and facebook. clay. mom? come in here. come in where? welcome to my mom cave. wow. sit down. you need some campbell's chunky soup before today's big game, new c
i understand senators are worried about their re-election. let's worry about health care an stop worrying about politics. >> november 30th will be here before we know it. great to have you on, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> it's being called shop and frisk. barneys has until today to hand over its racial profiling policies to new york's attorney general, and so far no dice. >>> and this as opponents of new york's stop and frisk program face a major setback....
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when we got totally crushed in the general election. i got a call from the new republic they said we think you are unemployed now would you like to come work for us? >> on the day reagan was sworn in that's the first day i was writing. >> reagan's inaugural truly signalled a great clash of ideas. >> in this present crisis government is not the solution to our problem, 2k3w069ment is t -- government is the problem. >> the new republic was right in the midst of it. >> the writers were the best of that era. will i was still a democrat at the time. traditional liberal democrat. great society liberal. it is hard for people to believe now but the democratic party had a very powerful leg that was very -- (inaudible) krauthammer found himself believing more with reagan than others. >> i believed in the reagan policy. bow did we get reaction from our liberal read der ship. i wrote an article about the nuclear freeze that caused the largest number of canceled subscriptions in the magazine's history. >> what was his writing like? >> it has always
when we got totally crushed in the general election. i got a call from the new republic they said we think you are unemployed now would you like to come work for us? >> on the day reagan was sworn in that's the first day i was writing. >> reagan's inaugural truly signalled a great clash of ideas. >> in this present crisis government is not the solution to our problem, 2k3w069ment is t -- government is the problem. >> the new republic was right in the midst of it....
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it is 6:29 on tuesday, election day. a look at the eastern span of the bay bridge, traffic is getting heavier, daylight is coming out and it is gorgeous. we do have traffic problems. we have all the news and information for you. thanks for joining us. >> first up, a check on the weather forecast. mike? >> good news with frost advisory canceled because the coolest temperature is 37 in guerneville. 45 in santa rosa and petaluma at 44. american canyon and mill valley 47. vine -- 59 in napa. it is cool but not so cool as year. the day planner is 40's and 50's and sun through 7:00. in the 60's by noon. 60's to 70 by 4:00 with a high cloud or two and by 7:00 back in the 50's. leyla gulen if. >> a new report in san jose of a car that hit a pedestrian. we are not quite sure if the pedestrian was on the highway or not but this is reported northbound highway 85 at union avenue. one lane is blocked. you can see the backup headed into the park approaching highway 17. we will have more details coming up. northbound 87 at capitol expr
it is 6:29 on tuesday, election day. a look at the eastern span of the bay bridge, traffic is getting heavier, daylight is coming out and it is gorgeous. we do have traffic problems. we have all the news and information for you. thanks for joining us. >> first up, a check on the weather forecast. mike? >> good news with frost advisory canceled because the coolest temperature is 37 in guerneville. 45 in santa rosa and petaluma at 44. american canyon and mill valley 47. vine -- 59 in...
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and what happens after tomorrow's elections for the republican party's identity crisis. last word exclusive for a north carolina republican who is switching parties. and rand paul is in the rewrite for trying and failing to rewrite the definition of plagiarism. and later, amazing video that you can only see here, two planes in a midair collision that everyone on board both planes survived. you have never seen anything like this. jackie: there are plenty of things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to investing, i just think it's better to work with someone. someone you feel you can really partner with. unfortunately, i've found that some brokerage firms don't always encourage that kind of relationship. that's why i stopped working at the old brokerage, and started working for charles schwab. avo: what kind of financial consultant are you looking for? talk to us today. >>> new york democratic senator chuck shum ehren dorsed hillary clinton for president on saturday night. he told an iowa democratic party audience that it's time for a woman to be president and so
and what happens after tomorrow's elections for the republican party's identity crisis. last word exclusive for a north carolina republican who is switching parties. and rand paul is in the rewrite for trying and failing to rewrite the definition of plagiarism. and later, amazing video that you can only see here, two planes in a midair collision that everyone on board both planes survived. you have never seen anything like this. jackie: there are plenty of things i prefer to do on my own. but...
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. >>> tomorrow is election day in parts of the bay area. in antioch, voters will be deciding whether they want to pay a higher sales tax so the city could hire more police officers. amber lee is in antioch tonight with a possible solution to a problem that exists in many parts of the bay area. amber? >> reporter: frank, supporters say measure c will enable antioch to hire more police officers it to fight crime. but opponents argue that there's no guarantee the money will be spent putting additional officers on the streets. this yes on measure c sign is at the intersection of buchanan and somersville roads. perhaps underscoring what supporters say is the need for more police officers. >> reducing traffic accidents, which is a huge concern. >> reporter: a yes vote will raise the sales tax in antioch from 8.5 to 9%. city leaders say that money will enable the police department to hire 22 officers. the police chief tells us, the current average response time for emergency calls is 10:54. a few minutes ago, the average was about 7:30. >> there i
. >>> tomorrow is election day in parts of the bay area. in antioch, voters will be deciding whether they want to pay a higher sales tax so the city could hire more police officers. amber lee is in antioch tonight with a possible solution to a problem that exists in many parts of the bay area. amber? >> reporter: frank, supporters say measure c will enable antioch to hire more police officers it to fight crime. but opponents argue that there's no guarantee the money will be spent...
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that could help win elections. it's so ironic but the reason why people like steve schmidt lose credibility among the base because they believe rush and it will help to us win the white house when clearly that's not what rush probably wants. >> steve schmidt, the backlash seems to be under way by establishment republicans in washington against ted cruz. >> there's no glory in losing election after election and there's no glory in committing yourself to strategies that are self-evidently defeating the purpose of trying to build a majority that can win elections. so i think that people want to see a healthy republican party advancing conservative principles making conservative policy arguments not to see conservatism generate into a cult of personality and if you look at those polls as bad as they are, there's no evidence to suggest that they're not on anything but a downward trend line. i think as my former boss john mccain used to say, it's always darkest before it's completely black when it comes to some of these
that could help win elections. it's so ironic but the reason why people like steve schmidt lose credibility among the base because they believe rush and it will help to us win the white house when clearly that's not what rush probably wants. >> steve schmidt, the backlash seems to be under way by establishment republicans in washington against ted cruz. >> there's no glory in losing election after election and there's no glory in committing yourself to strategies that are...
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president, five years ago when you were elected they couldn't tear your blackberry away from you and now the vice president is telling us and they want me to believe that you don't understand websites? and what makes me crazy is that every tom, dick and harry has a website. i can go on amazon right now to buy a mop, my book "clever fox" or even a pair of red high heels to click you should a table and not to digress but the prosecutor in me wants to know why a contractor, the most important program, the crown jewel in your administration, is awarded to one of the first lady's dear friends, essentially a no-bid contract. for a defective product. so simple sebelius stays on. what makes you think she can get it right now? especially when she's got the same people working on the website who couldn't get it right in the first place. don't you have lawyers review your contracts? every first-year law student knows a time is of the essence clause needs to be put in a contract, even a no-bid one, mr. president, where a product must be delivered by a particular date. otherwise, there's a penalt
president, five years ago when you were elected they couldn't tear your blackberry away from you and now the vice president is telling us and they want me to believe that you don't understand websites? and what makes me crazy is that every tom, dick and harry has a website. i can go on amazon right now to buy a mop, my book "clever fox" or even a pair of red high heels to click you should a table and not to digress but the prosecutor in me wants to know why a contractor, the most...
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." >> we will have the latest election results. you can visit nbcbayarea.com and search elections. >> time to check back in to the weather department. it's going to be warmer and we're a day closer to the&n within. >> one f&dday. check monday, done with. we've got a good looking day shaping up as well. i want to show you right now this is from san bruno. the highest point we have, facing east, sam ra shiks a little bit. calmer winds than 24 hours ago. i want to show you san jose. facing east, beautiful start to the day. a little hazy. happy to report we're in the good to moderate air quality training. it's cold. hour by hour, a little wit of that wind, you're at 58. 47 in san jose and 35 and dropping. a nice rebound headed our way. 70 for fremont, 73 in gilroy and 70 in fremont for today. so we're looking good. that's a nice comfortable reading. also in san francisco. everything changes, though. these temps won't last long. you're ready to go to work, hold up. hi there. >> if you are going through past the coliseum you have to hol
." >> we will have the latest election results. you can visit nbcbayarea.com and search elections. >> time to check back in to the weather department. it's going to be warmer and we're a day closer to the&n within. >> one f&dday. check monday, done with. we've got a good looking day shaping up as well. i want to show you right now this is from san bruno. the highest point we have, facing east, sam ra shiks a little bit. calmer winds than 24 hours ago. i want to...
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mike, first off, election day just four days away. liberal groups are spending big bucks in the more closely watched races. tell us about it. >> they are, but mika, before i get to that, one of my favorite tidbits from "double down" reveal one of the mrs. obama's favorite television programs. something she watches religiously while she's working out and while she's doing it, she e-mails valerie jarrett when she doesn't like what's being said. >> what's that? >> "morning joe." >> oh, i am so sorry. >> you really ought to take back everything you said this morning. >> i take back everything. i'm from the south. >> we like the president and michelle. she's awesome, especially the health stuff, which i would like to work with you on. >> she's the one who is watching it. >> you know what i found out? >> please, joe, please. >> women around me, they were the ones that always get angry at what was said about me. it wasn't me. ah, it's business. i'm sorry, mrs. obama. i have to be nice now. >> yes, you do. >> you ruined my friday. >> seriousl
mike, first off, election day just four days away. liberal groups are spending big bucks in the more closely watched races. tell us about it. >> they are, but mika, before i get to that, one of my favorite tidbits from "double down" reveal one of the mrs. obama's favorite television programs. something she watches religiously while she's working out and while she's doing it, she e-mails valerie jarrett when she doesn't like what's being said. >> what's that? >>...
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and probably one more round, again, before we get to the next election. so there's a long ways to go, but, you know, i think obama, you know, i don't like to get too caught up in any given poll, but this is a pretty big drop for him. and it shows his unfavorable number going up pretty high, and i think there's just been a round of things that haven't played his thing. even like the syria thing. today we have the news that they're actually getting to the destruction of chemical weapons in syria. some of the equipment. >> it's incredible. >> seems like a win, but yet that whole episode didn't really work out for him politically. in a scandal. the obama care stuff. he's taking on a lot of weight right now politically. >> okay. joy, far from learning their lesson, today the senate gop used filibuster rules to block two of the president's nominees. one on housing, and the other appeals court judge nominee patricia millert, a woman even ted cruz has cited for her, i'm quoting mr. cruz, fine professional credentials. so i guess no matter the president nominated
and probably one more round, again, before we get to the next election. so there's a long ways to go, but, you know, i think obama, you know, i don't like to get too caught up in any given poll, but this is a pretty big drop for him. and it shows his unfavorable number going up pretty high, and i think there's just been a round of things that haven't played his thing. even like the syria thing. today we have the news that they're actually getting to the destruction of chemical weapons in syria....
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the people of wyoming will elect that senator. mike has a record if you review the finances of 84% of his funs from washington-based pacts. >> the weekend split the two halves of the party with purity and electability. in his third visit, ted cruz hunted pheasant with steve king and made the battle of president obama's health care law will help the gop in 2014. >> all the washington strategists say in 2014. let's go back to the model of 06, 08, and 12. keep your head down and win races. that's not how you win races. that's based on the idea that if your opponent is here, you want to be to the right so that you can capture every marginal voter up to where they are. the problem is if you do that, you destroy every single reason anyone has to show up. >> don't miss this jab from a guy who may give cruz competition. if he decides to run, this is what former presidential candidate and caucus winner said when asked weather cruz's strategy helped or hurt the gop. >> i would say that in the end he did more harm. i think it was not his obj
the people of wyoming will elect that senator. mike has a record if you review the finances of 84% of his funs from washington-based pacts. >> the weekend split the two halves of the party with purity and electability. in his third visit, ted cruz hunted pheasant with steve king and made the battle of president obama's health care law will help the gop in 2014. >> all the washington strategists say in 2014. let's go back to the model of 06, 08, and 12. keep your head down and win...
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we talked about the fact that scott brown was elected. he ran on being the no vote that would stop obama care with. then harry reid changed the rules and said, i can pass a bill that will change one-sixth of the u.s. economy by deeming it passed as long as i have 51 votes i good. could you undo obama care with 51 votes if republicans got control of the senate? >> perhaps. this is the danger of the conference committees where things go together on a budget. they are talking about convening a conference committee to get to compromise. what comes out can be passed sometimes with 51% vote. it makes it easier. some of us objected to the budget going unless the democrats would agree not to raise the debt ceiling through 51%. >> mm-hmm. >> part of the reason for having super majorities required was to slow things down and have more debate and to make it more difficult for one party to run rough shod over the country. >> you have a democrat in the white house. president obama won't be signing that bill soon. let me ask you about something else th
we talked about the fact that scott brown was elected. he ran on being the no vote that would stop obama care with. then harry reid changed the rules and said, i can pass a bill that will change one-sixth of the u.s. economy by deeming it passed as long as i have 51 votes i good. could you undo obama care with 51 votes if republicans got control of the senate? >> perhaps. this is the danger of the conference committees where things go together on a budget. they are talking about convening...
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i wanted's always the year before the midterm election. so political watchers on both sides of the aisle pay close attention for what kinds of trends it can show them leading into the midterm elections. right now, democrats are hammering republicans. take a listen to what president obama said earlier today when he was trying to link ken cuccinelli to all republicans for the shut down. >> you've seen an e treem faction of the republican party that has been shown again and again and again that they're willing to hijack the entire party and the country and the economy and grind progress to absolute halt if they don't get a hundred percent of what they want. now this snts just speculation. we just saw it last month. here, in virginia, you felt the pain of the first government shutdown in 17 years. >> now, what's interesting about president obama's remarks, is that he didn't mention obama care at all. now, on the other side of the aisle, republicans have been trying to hammer all democrats over obama care and ken cuccinelli has been campaigning
i wanted's always the year before the midterm election. so political watchers on both sides of the aisle pay close attention for what kinds of trends it can show them leading into the midterm elections. right now, democrats are hammering republicans. take a listen to what president obama said earlier today when he was trying to link ken cuccinelli to all republicans for the shut down. >> you've seen an e treem faction of the republican party that has been shown again and again and again...
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i think clinton sort of wanted to be for one thing the only democratic president in history elected to a second term and barack obama did one thing, get more than 50% -- >> it got nasty between obama and hillary clinton and bill was right in the middle of that. it is his wife after all so i can imagine things were testy. let's turn to the president and obama care because i got angry yesterday, i must say, when i saw a couple things flying around social media. the repeated times the president told the american people you want to keep your doctor or plan, you can. no qualifications, if that plan isn't good it automatically gets replaced, nothing like that. >> right. >> i thought that is a bare faced untruth. >> yeah. >> period. >> yeah. >> you can spin your way out of it as much as you like. it's an untruth. >> that's right. the best defense we hear now is yeah, but if he had told the truth they never would have passed it. he's doing it for their own good. you idiots we know what is best for you. you wouldn't belief us but we know, we went to harvard. >> at what point, though, does if ob
i think clinton sort of wanted to be for one thing the only democratic president in history elected to a second term and barack obama did one thing, get more than 50% -- >> it got nasty between obama and hillary clinton and bill was right in the middle of that. it is his wife after all so i can imagine things were testy. let's turn to the president and obama care because i got angry yesterday, i must say, when i saw a couple things flying around social media. the repeated times the...
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>> it's helped him in his re-election bid. that style in new jersey works with new jersey voters. the big problem -- the big challenge, i will call it, going ahead for someone like chris christie is does that abrasive style, that take-charge style, does it work with voters in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. >> right. >> florida and beyond. many of those voters out there, they ask tough questions, they like to test their candidates. and if you're going to blow up at a town hall in iowa, it's not going to be received the way on youtube that it is received in trenton, new jersey. >> yeah. and, listen, new york, new jerseyans, philadelphians are a little bit different than people across -- everyone is sort of in your face here. >> uh-huh. >> and that's just how it is, right? >> yeah. >> maria, as a democratic strategist, are you worried that chris christie could attract a big chunk of minority voters on tuesday and then do the same thing in a bid for the white house in 2016? >> i would be, except for i don't think he's going to get the nomination because while everything that kev
>> it's helped him in his re-election bid. that style in new jersey works with new jersey voters. the big problem -- the big challenge, i will call it, going ahead for someone like chris christie is does that abrasive style, that take-charge style, does it work with voters in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. >> right. >> florida and beyond. many of those voters out there, they ask tough questions, they like to test their candidates. and if you're going to blow up at a town...
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there was an election where the american people affirmed it. and then the last gasp effort was the shutdown and the threat of debt default. what i'm hearing today is there are problems and people want to fix them, because all of us represent people who will win or lose, depending on how effectively this is rolled out. third, there's some significant question about existing insurance policies, what the president said, and so on. but let's acknowledge something -- >> as the hearing continues in washington, d.c., the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius continuing to testify before this house committee. we're going to take a short break. on the other side, we'll continue to cover the markets, let you know all of the big stock movers. if you want to continue to watch the hearing, you can certainly do that, and that can be found at cnbc.com. we're back after this. [ bagpipes and drums playing over ] [ music transitions to rock ] make it happen with the all-new fidelity active trader pro. it's one more innovative reason serious inves
there was an election where the american people affirmed it. and then the last gasp effort was the shutdown and the threat of debt default. what i'm hearing today is there are problems and people want to fix them, because all of us represent people who will win or lose, depending on how effectively this is rolled out. third, there's some significant question about existing insurance policies, what the president said, and so on. but let's acknowledge something -- >> as the hearing...
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that means the most hotly contested election might be the attorney general's race in virginia. in that attorney general race, it's republican state senator mark obenshane who's running against democratic state senator mark herring. and right now, they appear to be very close. the senate democrats lead 49-46. which means the race is pretty close to predict with any confidence. and that has caused republicans to see mark ownening shane obenshane -- now mark obenshane, if he is elected will be famous for that. the last thing he is famous for, though, was what he did in 2009 as a virginia state senator. he introduced a bill that year which said if a woman in virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, she must report that miscarriage to the police within 24 hours, and if she does not report her miscarriage within 24 hours of having it she is guilty of a class one misdemeanor. it carries a maximum of 12 months in jail and/or a fine of $1,200. a miscarriage not reported to law enforcement could put a virginia woman into jail for a year. the state senator who introduced that
that means the most hotly contested election might be the attorney general's race in virginia. in that attorney general race, it's republican state senator mark obenshane who's running against democratic state senator mark herring. and right now, they appear to be very close. the senate democrats lead 49-46. which means the race is pretty close to predict with any confidence. and that has caused republicans to see mark ownening shane obenshane -- now mark obenshane, if he is elected will be...
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. >>> tomorrow is election day in parts of the bay area. in antioch, voters will be deciding whether they want to pay a higher sales tax so the city could hire more police officers. amber lee is in antioch tonight with a possible solution to a problem that exists in many parts of the bay area. amber? >> reporter: frank, supporters say measure c will enable antioch to hire more police officers it to fight crime. but opponents argue that there's no guarantee the money will be spent putting additional officers on the streets. this yes on measure c sign is at the intersection of buchanan and somersville roads. perhaps underscoring what supporters say is the need for more police officers. >> reducing traffic accidents, which is a huge concern. >> reporter: a yes vote will raise the sales tax in antioch from 8.5 to 9%. city leaders say that money will enable the police department to hire 22 officers. the police chief tells us, the current average response time for emergency calls is 10:54. a few minutes ago, the average was about 7:30. >> there i
. >>> tomorrow is election day in parts of the bay area. in antioch, voters will be deciding whether they want to pay a higher sales tax so the city could hire more police officers. amber lee is in antioch tonight with a possible solution to a problem that exists in many parts of the bay area. amber? >> reporter: frank, supporters say measure c will enable antioch to hire more police officers it to fight crime. but opponents argue that there's no guarantee the money will be spent...
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president obama hit the campaign trail today in virginia telling voters to choose progress on tuesday by electing democrat terry mcauliffe as governor. more news later. now back to "caught on camera." >>> tensions explode on the streets of london. years of frustration boil over and lead to the worst rioting in a generation. tottenham, england. august 6th, 2011. >> we want justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> a crowd gathers outside a police station demanding answers about the shooting death of a man named mark duggan. >> the beginning of all this is the shooting of a young man in north london. his shooting by the police. protests as a result of that shooting. the protests then turning into something more violent. >> independent video journalist jason parkinson hears about the protest and races to the scene. >> i'd already spotted on twitter there was a lot of news feed coming out saying there's been a protest in tottenham about the shooting of mark duggan. and there's two police cars on fire outside the police station, and the riot police are moving in. the first thing that i noticed was ju
president obama hit the campaign trail today in virginia telling voters to choose progress on tuesday by electing democrat terry mcauliffe as governor. more news later. now back to "caught on camera." >>> tensions explode on the streets of london. years of frustration boil over and lead to the worst rioting in a generation. tottenham, england. august 6th, 2011. >> we want justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> a crowd gathers outside a police...
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i think after the presidential election last year, we got whipped. there's a lot of work to be done, no question about it. >> not just the television spotlight, a new book "days of fire" closely examines the bush administration and cheney's relationship with the desire. in the book baker details the decision making behind war in iraq, guantanamo, expansion of the national security state and hurricane katrina. while cheney was no doubt a powerful force in the white house, he dispels the myth as dick cheney's puppet. he was unquestionably the most influential vice president in american history. but he subordinated himself to bush the way no other vice president has done. foregoing any independent aspiration to run himself to make his presidency successful. in turn he gave him access to every meeting and every decision. peter, you all -- i hope our mics were not on during the break. we were talking about this book. atmosphere phenomenal piece of journalism, a great read. i think i'm not done with it, i'm not even halfway done with it but i think it will
i think after the presidential election last year, we got whipped. there's a lot of work to be done, no question about it. >> not just the television spotlight, a new book "days of fire" closely examines the bush administration and cheney's relationship with the desire. in the book baker details the decision making behind war in iraq, guantanamo, expansion of the national security state and hurricane katrina. while cheney was no doubt a powerful force in the white house, he...
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. >>> more on the elections in new york, new jersey and virginia, cnn reporter joins me, peter, this book, "double down" is creating huge waves in washington, what are the juiciest parts you unearthed in the last for years. >> one big thing that came out, you mentioned chris christie, somebody in the romney campaign apparently turned over their vice presidential vetting file and they put that in the book. one, that is pretty brazen, that never happens, these things usually go in a vault and don't leak. one thing that is perhaps more important as chris christie moves forward and thinks about running, there are more important things such as the justice department investigation. he lobbyed for a securities firm. one interesting nugget in the book, the romney campaign apparently referred to the vice presidential search process which was top secret as "project gold fish," and christie's nickname was puffer fish. they had a variety of names, fish consin, for wisconsin. i should say, though, piers, a number of people from both parties are casting doubt on the situation. i talked to beth mye
. >>> more on the elections in new york, new jersey and virginia, cnn reporter joins me, peter, this book, "double down" is creating huge waves in washington, what are the juiciest parts you unearthed in the last for years. >> one big thing that came out, you mentioned chris christie, somebody in the romney campaign apparently turned over their vice presidential vetting file and they put that in the book. one, that is pretty brazen, that never happens, these things...
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well, it's a week away from the election. and for terry mcauliffe particularly, it's all about playing to the base. what you see in virginia is really changing in the last few years. it's becoming a more blue state, changing from a purely red state. the reason is, is because you have this explosion in minority voters. but mcauliffe needs these minority voters to turn out. the problem for democrats is that minority voters tend to not vote in as great proportion in off-year presidential cycles than in presidential years. so that's why you're having terry mcauliffe bring in bill clinton because he is beloved among black voters and minority voters. so that's really terry mcauliffe's goal here. >> meanwhile "the washington post" has pointed out governor mcdonnell has been absent. also isn't his nickname governor vaginal probe? the nickname because of the law he wanted to pass forward in virginia? so that has to rile up young women who are concerned about what his endorsement would mean of cuccinelli. so does that play a role in ho
well, it's a week away from the election. and for terry mcauliffe particularly, it's all about playing to the base. what you see in virginia is really changing in the last few years. it's becoming a more blue state, changing from a purely red state. the reason is, is because you have this explosion in minority voters. but mcauliffe needs these minority voters to turn out. the problem for democrats is that minority voters tend to not vote in as great proportion in off-year presidential cycles...